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The Savage Detectives

by Roberto Bolaño
The Savage Detectives
The Savage Detectives

Odyssey through poetry, rebellion, and Latin America.

If you have an affinity for narratives that blend adventure with poetic fervor, Roberto Bolaño's "The Savage Detectives" may captivate you. It isn't just a book; it's an experience that's akin to having a long, heartfelt conversation with passionate bohemians who live for literature, a window into the lives of romantics who traverse across continents, eras, and emotions. The novel's unique structure, incorporating multiple perspectives and voices, constructs a literary mosaic that vividly captures the spirit of a generation.

  • Premio Herralde de Novela (1998)
  • Premio Internacional de Novela Rómulo Gallegos (1999)
  • BTBA Best Translated Book Award Nominee for Fiction shortlist (2008)
  • Metų verstinė knyga Nominee (2013)
  • Premio Mejores Obras Literarias for Novela (1999)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Savage Detectives

by Roberto Bolaño
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ISBN: 9781447202851
Authors: Roberto Bolaño
Publisher: Pan MacMillan
Date of Publication: 2012-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Contemporary, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: Classics, Literature
Goodreads rating: 4.18
(rated by 49199 readers)

Description

First published in Spanish in 1998, The Savage Detectives was immediately hailed as a critical success, winning the Herralde Prize and the Rómulo Gallegos Prize. But with the 2007 English-language translation, the book became more than a bestseller – it began the global sensation of Bolañomania. New Year’s Eve 1975, Mexico City. Two hunted men leave town in a hurry, on the desert-bound trail of a vanished poet. Spanning two decades and crossing continents, this remarkable quest is a journey told and shared by a generation of lovers, rebels, and readers, whose testimonies are woven together into one of the most dazzling Latin American novels of the twentieth century.
 

Odyssey through poetry, rebellion, and Latin America.

If you have an affinity for narratives that blend adventure with poetic fervor, Roberto Bolaño's "The Savage Detectives" may captivate you. It isn't just a book; it's an experience that's akin to having a long, heartfelt conversation with passionate bohemians who live for literature, a window into the lives of romantics who traverse across continents, eras, and emotions. The novel's unique structure, incorporating multiple perspectives and voices, constructs a literary mosaic that vividly captures the spirit of a generation.

  • Premio Herralde de Novela (1998)
  • Premio Internacional de Novela Rómulo Gallegos (1999)
  • BTBA Best Translated Book Award Nominee for Fiction shortlist (2008)
  • Metų verstinė knyga Nominee (2013)
  • Premio Mejores Obras Literarias for Novela (1999)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.